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'India are winning tomorrow': Washington Sundar exudes confidence about India's win at Lord's on Day 5
Despite ending Day 4 in a precarious position at 58/4, all-rounder Washington Sundar has expressed firm belief that India will go on to secure victory at the Lord's on Day 5. Chasing 193, Team India needs 135 more runs to take a 2-1 lead over the hosts. Considering the movement England's pacers acquired in the final hour of Day 4, it is set to be a long road ahead for India, but with the likes of Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Sundar, still to come, and KL Rahul still unbeaten in the middle, the visitors will fancy their chances on the concluding day of the 3rd Test.
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Sundar confident of India's victory at Lord's
Following the culmination of the day, Sundar had a conversation with Sky Sports and addressed the situation of an evenly poised game.
'Definitely, India (are) winning tomorrow. Probably just after Lunch,' Sundar stated. 'Yeah, the position we're in right now, probably for one (wicket) at Stumps today would have been ideal,' he added.
'But the way we bowled, all the fast bowlers in particular, the way they came out today, kept the pressure going throughout the day, it was amazing.'
Elaborating on India's day out with the ball, Sundar added, 'Definitely, we all did (expect the pitch to assist). Especially with the hard ball. We expected a little bit of seam movement and also a little bit of up and down as well.
'The way Siraj bowled and Akash Deep's spell to get Brook's out, he was looking a little aggressive and we didn't want to give too many runs in that phase of play. But yeah, most of it turned our way.
'The way both of us bowled today was very heartening - myself and Jadeja. The plan was not to give out too many runs because the fast bowlers are always going to be in the play.'
Sundar also paid heed to the impact amplified by Jasprit Bumrah, and how he helped put pressure from one end to assist him with the wicket of England captain Ben Stokes.
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'The fact that Bumrah was bowling from the other end definitely helped. The moment Bumrah came in, I knew he (Stokes) was going to do something different and in that over the first ball he went for a slog. And it all worked out well.'
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